January 29, 2021 Brazil mining agency to hire more inspectors, allowing annual checks on all tailings dams Minas Gerais state, home to Brumadinho, has only one inspector to inspect 364 dams.
January 29, 2021 BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.
January 28, 2021 Dalian exchange adds new iron ore deliverable brands, adjusts premiums and discounts The newly added deliverable brands include Benxi Steel Concentrate, IOC6, Kumba and Agglomerate Concentrate.
January 27, 2021 Rio Tinto unveils new executive team The company has named a new chief operating officer and a chief executive for its Australia business, as the miner works to rebuild partnerships with Indigenous groups.
January 26, 2021 Liberia sees $800m ArcelorMittal investment this year Arcelor operates an iron ore mine at Yekepa in northern Liberia.
January 26, 2021 Iron ore price in full retreat as Chinese steel starts to pile up Chinese steel mill capacity utilisation falls for five straight weeks and inventories are piling up, new data show.
January 25, 2021 Two years after Brumadinho, still no convictions Federal investigation over the dam collapse still lack conclusions two years after the disaster that killed 270 people.
January 25, 2021 Trump eased sanctions on mining tycoon Dan Gertler before leaving office The Trump administration lifted restrictions imposed on the Israeli billionaire over alleged Congo corruption.
January 24, 2021 Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance – study A new study shows that by applying satellite radar imaging InSAR, it is possible to predict a dam burst.
January 22, 2021 TIMELINE: The battle for Simandou Simandou in Guinea is home to the world's richest untapped deposits of iron ore.
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